23 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 17, 2016
Loupe v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2016)
Marie Nell Martinez Tregre sued in Orleans Parish state court. She alleged she developed mesothelioma, diagnosed in April 2015, from asbestos that clung to her husband Lee Tregre's clothing while he worked at Avondale Industries from about 1953 to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 2, 2017
Savoie v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Co. (2017)
Joseph Savoie sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working at the Avondale shipyard (now Huntington Ingalls) in various positions from about 1948 to 1996. He said he was exposed daily at the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 15, 2021
Hotard v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2021)
Paul Hotard sued Avondale Industries and other companies in Louisiana state court, and the case was removed to federal court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. He alleges that he was exposed to asbestos while working at Avondale's shipyard in the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 17, 2016
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2016)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, and the case was removed to federal court. He alleged he was exposed to asbestos daily while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, now part of Mosaic Global Holdings, and that it caused…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 26, 2016
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2016)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he was exposed to asbestos daily while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, now Mosaic's predecessor. He alleged this caused asbestos-related cancer, lung cancer, or mesothelioma, first…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 2, 2023 · in the opinion
Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2023)
…860 F.2d 172, 175 (5th Cir. 1988) (quoting Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co., 446 U.S. 1, 8 (1980)). A district court should grant certification only when there exists some danger of hardship…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 29, 2017 · in the opinion
Leech v. 3M Company (2017)
…Eagan, Frilot L.L.C., Magali Ann Puente-Martin, Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro, Frilot L.L.C.. General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III, Frilot L.L.C., Angela M…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 12, 2003 · in the opinion
Breaux v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2003)
…Inc.; Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc.; Hopeman Brothers, Inc.; and Western Electric Corporation (now Viacom, Inc.) for damages allegedly sustained as a result of Mr. Breaux's exposure to asbestos. Plaintiffs allege their damages, including Mr. Breaux's…
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · November 29, 2005 · in the opinion
Cichirillo v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2005)
…for the following reasons. The general prescription articles in Louisiana simply do not contemplate interruption of prescription by the filing in a court of competent jurisdiction and venue a lawsuit that is premature because it is…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · July 31, 2002 · in the opinion
Hebert v. Anco Insulation, Inc. (2002)
…Ed.2d 379 (1994). Only if the appellate court finds an abuse of that discretion may it examine prior awards of general damages to determine the amount the trier of fact reasonable could award. Theriot v…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 20, 2006 · in the opinion
Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2006)
Accordingly, we hold that Zachry breached its general duty, under the facts and circumstances of this case, to Mrs. Chaisson by putting her in foreseeable risk [\190] of contracting an asbestos related disease from household exposure…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 4, 2017 · in the opinion
Templet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2017)
… refer; to bring into association with or connection with.'"\[111\] Unlike the general removal statute, which must be "strictly construed in favor of remand," the federal officer removal statute's language must be liberally interpreted.\[112…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 12, 1999 · in the opinion
Overly v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. (1999)
…Mississippi. Their general theory of negligence is that Ingalls knew or should have known about the dangers of asbestos and nevertheless exposed Robert to those dangers without providing any warning or protection. I. Exposure and causation…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · April 1, 2020 · in the opinion
Williams v. Seidenbach (2020)
…638, 2000 WL 554644, [\1] n.2 (5th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (restating "the general policy of reading the Federal Rules in a manner which avoids \traps for the unwary'" (citation omitted)); Brennan's Inc. v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 7, 2016 · in the opinion
Murphy v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. (2016)
…with a motion and proposed order to have the exceptions set for hearing, in state court. In general, "\[a\] waiver of the right to remove must be clear and unequivocal." Furthermore, as explained in Bourdier v…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · May 4, 2020 · in the opinion
Williams v. Taylor Seidenbach, Incorporated (2020)
…district courts of the United States." 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (emphasis added). As a general matter, "\[d\]ismissals without prejudice are canonically non-final and hence not appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1291." Am…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 6, 2013 · in the opinion
Morvant v. Asbestos Corporation Limited (2013)
…C. § 1332(a). In removal cases, as a general rule, "diversity of citizenship must exist both at the time of filing in state court and at the time of removal to federal court." Coury v. Prot…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 20, 2016 · in the opinion
Blow v. OneBEACON America Insurance Company (2016)
…or in the parish in which an action could be brought against either the insured or the insurer under the general rules of venue prescribed by Code of Civil Procedure Art. 42 only when: (a) The…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 20, 1998 · in the opinion
Ruckstuhl v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998)
…The "minimum contacts" prong of the test can be broken down into two types of personal jurisdiction, specific and general. A state exercises "specific jurisdiction" over a non-resident defendant when the lawsuit arises from or…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 5, 2000 · in the opinion
Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2000)
…should be held strictly liable for the injuries that Brunet sustained. The trial court did not err in awarding Brunet $250,000 in general damages. I do not believe that the award is beyond that which…